Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Astronomer \As*tron"o*mer\, n. [See Astronomy.]
1. An astrologer. [Obs.] --Shak.
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2. One who is versed in astronomy; one who has a knowledge of
the laws of the heavenly orbs, or the principles by which
their motions are regulated, with their various phenomena.
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An undevout astronomer is mad. --Young.
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